Two days in the 21st century live in infamy—September 11, 2011, and January 6, 2021. On September 11, 2011, two hijacked passenger jets slammed ... [Continue Story]
Public Affairs
Route 301 Traffic Up Over 30% Since Middletown By-pass Opened
For Mid-Shore residents who frequently use Route 301 to commute or for doctor appointments in Easton, it should come as some minor relief to know that ... [Continue Story]
- Key Bridge Focus Continues Its Steady Shift from Removal to Rebuilding
- University of Maryland Gives Chesapeake Bay a C+ in Overall Health; Best in 21 Years
- It’s a Go: Final Regulatory Hurdle Passed for New Shore Regional Medical Center
- Let’s Talk About It: Helping Our Vets and their Families with PTSD with Beth Anne Dorman
- Andrew Hollis Named President and CEO of Delmarva Community Services
- Easton Council Highlights: A Community Response to Gunsallus Proposal to End Funding of Ideological Organizations
Centreville Highlights
Kent Island Has Its Day by Brent Lewis
This year’s Kent Island Day, an annual family-friendly event organized by the Kent Island Heritage Society to celebrate the historical and cultural ... [Continue Story]
- Spy Minute: Is the Millstream Trail One of the Best on the Mid-Shore?
- Hitting the Mark: QAC’s 4-H Marksmanship Club at 50
- “God of Carnage”: A Chat With CHT Director Michael Whitehill
- Eastern Shore Democratic Summit Held
- Mrs. Madelyn Hollis Takes a Bow: A Celebration of a Teacher’s Life
- The Road from Here: A Chat with Eastern Shore Land Conservancy President Steve Kline
Spy Highlights
CCF 2024: Monda Raquel Webb Through Storytelling and Social Impact
Monda Raquel Webb is a force of nature—a visual storyteller who has carved out a unique space in the film industry by bringing hard-to-talk-about ... [Continue Story]
- Please Take the Spy Survey on Lifelong Learning on the Mid-Shore
- From and Fuller: The Politics of Coattails and Endorsements in 2024
- It was a Small Town by Sue Ellen Thompson
- Easton Art Galleries Unite for Washington Society of Landscape Painters Annual Exhibition
- From and Fuller: Does Policy Matter in 2024; Never-Trumpers Not Endorsing Harris, and RFK Jr. Exit
- Chicken Scratch: Make Way – Losing What We Have, Gaining What We Need
The Arts and Design
17th Annual Chesapeake Film Festival and the Man Behind It All by Steve Parks
For the 17th annual Chesapeake Film Festival – opening Sept. 27 in Easton, preceded by a one-day mini-fest Sept. 12 in Chestertown – more than 200 ... [Continue Story]
- “Rivers” Exhibit at Kent Cultural Alliance By Mary McCoy
- Mid-Shore Arts: A Spy Check-in with the Avalon’s Al Bond and Jessica Davies
- Say Hallelujah: Tred Avon Players Sammie Adams-Mercer and Sharon Gilroy Preview of The Hallelujah Girls
- Spy Art Review: American Modernist Blanche Lazzell by Steve Parks
- Plein Air ‘Meet the Artists Party’ and More by Steve Parks
- Founded in Gratitude: Celebrating 20 Years of Plein Air Easton
Ecosystem
Maryland Levies Fines on Perdue, Valley Proteins for Environmental Violations
Two major agricultural companies ramped up operations recently on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, and the environment paid a price, according to the ... [Continue Story]
- Bay Climate Adaptation: The TNC Guide in Finding the Money for Major Infrastructure Change
- Mid-Shore Arts Plein Air Easton and ESLC Pair Up to Promote Land Conservation
- Wild-Caught Chesapeake Blue Catfish Phenomenon Booming: Thank Goodness
- Blue Crab Populations are Down, But Experts are Not Worried
- First Baby Eagles Hatch on Reborn Chesapeake Island
- A Defining Moment for the Lakeside Development? A Chat with County Council Member Pete Lesher
Maryland News
Analysis: Hogan tries to define his brand of Republicanism
The event Wednesday night, at a fancy hotel in College Park, was billed as a look at the legacy of the Watergate scandal on today’s politics, 50 years ... [Continue Story]
- Easton Council Highlights: The Question of Removing a 10 Cent Fee on Paper Bags
- Declines in Revenue, Federal Aid Drive Cuts in Proposed Transportation Projects – Maryland Ma
- Maryland Supreme Court reinstates Adnan Syed’s murder conviction, orders new hearing
- Questions about Moore’s integrity arise anew after 2006 report surfaces
- Juvenile justice reform commission could start meeting next month
- DNC notebook: Moore takes a (hot dog) stand, Warnock recalls his Baltimore days
Mid-Shore Education
The CBMM PATRIOT’s Dynamic Duo: A Chat with Joyce and Matt Gauthier
For PATRIOT Capitan Matt Gauthier and his partner and wife, Joyce, the transition from a private boat service to one under the umbrella of a nonprofit ... [Continue Story]
- Radcliffe Creek School Initiates Search for Head of School
- Kids Count: Maryland fell behind majority of states in childhood health indicators
- A Changing of the Guard: A Chat with Washington College Outgoing Board Chair Steve Golding and Incoming Rick Wheeler
- In Memoriam: Professor Frank Creegan
- Maryland’s School Superintendent Announces Accountability Task Force
- Breakdown Of Funding For Blueprint Plan Comes Into Focus
Brevities
Pumpkin Everything by Katherine Emery
Walking down the grocery aisles the other day was an explosion of pumpkin flavored products, everything from cereal to coffee to cookies, and ... [Continue Story]
Community News
Back to School, Back to the Y: Ymca of the Chesapeake Announces September Membership Drive
The YMCA of the Chesapeake will host a membership drive throughout the month of September and waive the $75 joining fee at all of its eleven locations ... [Continue Story]
- Support Centreville Rotary Club and Win a Crab Feast!
- Old Wye Mill Fall Cooking Festival Scheduled for Sept. 7th
- CBMM to host Souls at Sea remembrance ceremony
- The Oaks Waterfront Hotel Announced as Title Sponsor for Easton Airport Day 2024
- Shore Legal Access Announces Three New Members to Board of Directors
- Mid-Shore Community Foundation Welcomes New Directors for FY25
Senior Life
Herb Cain Appointed Executive Director of Upper Shore Aging
The Board of Directors at Upper Shore Aging has announced the appointment of Herb Cain as its new executive director. Cain has been a community-minded ... [Continue Story]
- Water, Water Everywhere…For Drinking, Playing And Exercising!
- Londonderry on the Tred Avon Named “Best Retirement Community” by What’s Up Eastern Shore for Ninth Consecutive Year
- Upper Shore Aging Honors Volunteers
- Talbot County Commission on Aging to host a Senior Resource Fair
- Could Your Core Be Getting Frail? By Susan Covey
- Senior Life: Stepping Out by Susan Covey
Art Notes
“August: Osage County” Opens at Church Hill Theatre September 13
August: Osage County, by Tracy Letts, swept all the major awards when it opened on Broadway in 2008, winning the Pulitzer Prize as well ... [Continue Story]
- Academy Art Museum Announces 27th Annual Craft Show
- Oxford Community Center September through October 2024 Activities Overview
- AAM Community Program Series Presents: 48-Hour Video Race
- SMAL Presents “Capturing Autumn” Exhibit at Easton Library
- The Working Artists Forum to Hold “Pretty and Pink,” Charity Art Exhibit for Breast Cancer Awareness
- The Zebra Gallery Welcomes New Artists
Ecosystem Notes
Chesapeake Wildlife Heritage to Hold Monarch Workshop Sept. 28
Chesapeake Wildlife Heritage will host its annual Magnificent Monarchs workshop on Sat., Sept. 28 at 10:30 a.m. at Barnstable Hill Farm in Chester. ... [Continue Story]
- Pickering Creek’s Native Plants and Pollinators Mural Underway
- ShoreRivers Safe to Swim Weekend Report
- Oxford Conservation Park Adds 30 Acres of Native Meadows and Walking Trails
- ESLC Welcomes Kate Rumbaugh to Board of Directors
- Raft-Up Concert Returns to Shaw Bay in the Wye River
- Queen Anne’s County Achieves Significant Land Preservation Milestone
Education Notes
Gunston Embarkation Welcomes New Students & Faculty for 114th Year
The Gunston School commenced its 114th year on Tuesday, September 3, with its annual Embarkation tradition, welcoming a total of 74 new students and ... [Continue Story]
- Blueprint board extends special education work group for another six months
- Chesapeake Forum Presents, US Navy in the Civil War with Mickey Terrone
- Maryland Test Results Show Small Gains, Nagging Achievement Gaps Among Demographic Groups
- As School Year Begins, Education Reform Plan Faces a Reckoning
- Benedictine’s Chrome City Fundraiser Draws Hundreds
- Gunston’s Bull & Oyster Roast set for October 19, 2024
Health Notes
UM SRH Establishes Shore Community Outreach Team to Serve Dorchester Count Residents
University of Maryland Shore Regional Health (UM SRH), a member organization of the University of Maryland Medical System, has established a new Shore ... [Continue Story]
- 5k Walk for Breast Cancer Awareness Set for October 9 in Cambridge
- Stefano Muscatelli, MD, Joins the Orthopedic Center
- University of Maryland Shore Regional Health Welcomes New Executive Leader
- For All Seasons Back to School Supplies Giveaway and Resource Expo Draws Largest Crowd Ever
- Helping Students of All Ages Transition Back to School
- Compass Offers Fall Volunteer Training
Food Friday
Food Friday: Fall Colors
I had to stop and gawp at this multi-color arrangement of carrots at our Food Lion the other day. It was not the usual pyramid of plastic bags of ... [Continue Story]
Looking at the Masters with Beverly Smith
Looking at the Masters: Max Liebermann
Max Liebermann (1847-1935) introduced Impressionism to Germany. His parents owned a leading cotton factory in Berlin. Liebermann studied art at the ... [Continue Story]
Design with Jenn Martella
House of the Week: Pastoral “Dunrovin”
It is always a pleasure to feature a property that I know well. I have enjoyed attending parties and other events at “Dunrovin”, hosted by the ... [Continue Story]
From and Fuller Podcast
From and Fuller: The Politics of Coattails and Endorsements in 2024
Every Thursday, the Spy hosts a conversation with Al From and Craig Fuller on the most topical political news of the moment. This week, From and ... [Continue Story]
- From and Fuller: Does Policy Matter in 2024; Never-Trumpers Not Endorsing Harris, and RFK Jr. Exit
- From and Fuller Special Edition: The Harris Moment and a New Republican Future
- From and Fuller: The Magical Thinking of a Harris Landslide
- From and Fuller: Evaluating J.D. Vance and Trump’s MAGA Moment with Black Journalists
- From and Fuller: The Biden Withdrawal, a New Harris Gravitas and VP Guessing Game
- From and Fuller: The Politics of Assassination Attempts, J.D. Vance as VP, and is Joe Biden’s Time Up?
Columnist J.E. Dean
Remembering September 11—and January 6 by J.E. Dean
Two days in the 21st century live in infamy—September 11, 2011, and January 6, 2021. On September 11, 2011, two hijacked passenger jets slammed ... [Continue Story]
- The Foul Odor of the Trump-Kennedy Alliance by J.E. Dean
- The Trump Spell Has Been Broken by J.E. Dean
- What I Learned from the Paris Olympics by J.E. Dean
- Will Trump’s Weirdness Save America? By J. E. Dean
- The Rise of Kamala Harris and the Challenge of the “Independent” Skeptical Voter by J. E. Dean
- Election 2024: The Cards Have Been Reshuffled by J.E. Dean
Columnist Howard Freedlander
Out and About (Sort of): Stars in Different Realms by Howard Freedlander
What did Willie Mays and Donald Sutherland have in common? Nothing. Except an overriding desire to excel in each’s craft. Mays was a true wonder ... [Continue Story]
- Out and About (Sort of): Slavery of Thought by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Higher Education on Edge by Howard Freedlander
- Strike for Democracy by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): American Voter by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Hospice Heroes by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): An Apolitical Document Fails by Howard Freedlander
Columnist Craig Fuller
MPT, the Chesapeake Bay and Viewers Like You: A Chat with Station Manager Steven Schupak
While there are a number of things that bring all Marylanders together, crabs being the best known, there has always been special affection for ... [Continue Story]
- So Much Money, So Little Time by Craig Fuller
- One Amazing Story by One Amazing Individual by Craig Fuller
- A Presidential Debate: No Commission / No Audience / Perhaps, No Gloves by Craig Fuller
- An Enjoyable and Important White House Story by Craig Fuller
- Biden’s Two Biggest Problems: Perception and Trust by Craig Fuller
- An Important Set of Facts – It’s Up to You to Form an Opinion by Craig Fuller
Columnist Jamie Kirkpatrick
The Dreamcatcher: Chapter One
Author’s Note: For the next few weeks, I will be unraveling a serial story in this space.) Chapter One: “Coconuts” Tatu DeSouza’s marvelous ... [Continue Story]
Columnist Laura Oliver
You’ve Got Mail By Laura J. Oliver
Dear Reader, I often tell students searching for voice to write a letter to someone they trust, dead or alive, real or imagined. “Tell that person ... [Continue Story]
Columnist Angela Rieck
The Worrier by Angela Rieck
I am a recovering worrier. I got it honestly, my Dad was a worrier. We worriers are a product of both nature and nurture. First, the nature part of ... [Continue Story]
Columnist Al Sikes
Courage Is On The Ballot by Al Sikes
Years ago, under entirely different circumstances, I was generally a Republican voter unless a good friend was on the other ticket. Donald Trump ... [Continue Story]
Opinion
Sunset for Sea Stars? By Rob Etgen
On our annual visit to my wife’s family farm on the Maine coast, we tend to do nearly the same set of activities every year. Hike the “Blue Hill” ... [Continue Story]
- We’re All Stocked Up on Crazies by Maria Grant
- What Difference Does It Make? By Maria Grant
- Hypocrisy is Alive and Well and Living in America! By Maria Grant
- Let’s Remember the 1964 Republican Convention by Ross Jones
- Don’t Judge Lest Ye Be Judged, but Judge We Must by Maria Grant
- The Real Debate We Need by Heather R. Mizeur
Letters to the Editor
Letter to the Editor: Will Rogers
Correspondents for cable news seem to have found a favorite spot in the United States Capitol to file their reports. They stand so close to a statue ... [Continue Story]
- Letter to Editor: Delmarva Pride Festival: Fun, Food, Support and Free Advice
- Letter to Editor: Legal Challenge To Striped Bass Regulations Gets Wide Support
- Letter to Editor: Trust the Science; Listen To the Experts
- Letter to Editor: With Memories of Escaping Russia, A Plea for Aid to Ukraine
- Letter to Editor: Tench Tilghman Chapter Meeting Planned in Chestertown
- Letter to Editor: A Year of Environmental Triumphs at Chesapeake Bay Environmental Center
